Busy? This word is just an
understatement in my life; it’s about that time another word was discovered.
However the fact that there is life in abundance is enough to keep us going and
thanking God for His unending LOVE.
These past few days’ activities have
revived me spiritually and physically. Well, it all began when I felt like I
have distanced myself from Christ yet I needed to have that intimate
relationship with Him and worship without caring who’s watching me or what people
around me will say, pray without thinking if the next person is listening to
what I am saying to my daddy. I was in this fellowship but in my head, I was
just thinking how I need to stop getting distracted each time I am having a
moment with God. Here is the interesting bit, after the fellowship people get
involved in little talks before leaving; now I found myself among a group of
three friends. Guess what we started talking about? Intimacy with Christ!!! Can
you believe that? That was quick daddy… that was quick. I mean He answered me
immediately; we had some serious DMC (deep meaningful conversations) that
answered almost all my questions, He is indeed faithful and very awesome.
Let’s get back on track, I love movies
(I mean who doesn’t?) so a friend of
mine asked me to watch this Christian movie and I was thinking how I don’t have
time for movies right now and I’d probably watch it at the end of this
semester. I don’t know how things worked out but I watched it (unplanned). This
was a life changing moment for me, and I was left answering so many questions
about my life in general. Wueeeh!
So now, the one question I would love us
to ask ourselves is HOW HARD AM I TRYING?
It could be you are born again and still holding on to that addiction (claiming
it’s so hard to stop, the Lord understands my situation, I am trying to stop) how hard are you trying to overcome it, how
hard are you trying to love that friend who hurt you and it feels so hard to
forgive them? How hard are you trying to reflect Christ in your daily life? I
mean, are you afraid that you will lose your friends? Maybe they will think you
are too spiritual.
It’s okay, maybe you just don’t take
this Jesus thingy seriously, but dint He take it seriously when He died on the cross
for you? (John 3:16.) Yes! He did. So how hard are you trying? Are you trying
to give your life to Christ but it seems impossible, how hard have you tried?
That drug addict that you avoid lest you fall into bad company, have you told
them about Christ? And prayed for them? Have you tried talking to that friend
who’s facing a number of challenges just to encourage them in Christ? Or you
are thankful that it’s not happening to you. That girl who sleeps around and
you are happy you have self-control, have you talked to them about it? Or its
none of your business?
Oh, I could write down hundreds of
questions that I had(still have) in my mind, but it would make no difference if
you are not trying hard enough, hard enough to stand for the Truth, the word of
God, hard enough to reach out, hard enough to help and be Kind, hard enough to
stand UNASHAMED.
#UnAshamed
YOU
ARE LOVED…………
